By Jon Marshall

Thanks to the incredible generosity of AJHA members, we were able to raise more than $2,500 for graduate students at our auction during our Columbus conference.

Let’s top that at our 2024 conference in Pittsburgh.

To help make the auction an even bigger success, we’re forming a committee of volunteers. Committee members are needed who can help brainstorm ideas, promote the auction, load donated items onto the website, or help out at the conference. If you’re only able to assist with one of these things, that’s fine. If you’re able to assist with more than one, that’s even better.

The time commitment will be light – no more than five to ten hours over the next year. It’s a great way to get involved in AJHA if you’re a new member or stay involved if you’re a not-so-new member. And yes, you can put it on your c.v.  

All of the money raised by the auction will once again go to the Michael Sweeney Graduate Student Travel Stipend to help the new generation of journalism historians be able to afford to travel to our conferences.

Are you able to help? Please let me know at j-marshall@northwestern.edu by the end of January.